Millie Monroe

Biography

Gorgeous, vivacious, glamour girl Millie Monroe was another black beauty that contributed her talent and beauty to films but didn't get the fair chance she so deserved in films. Millie Monroe was a California based dancer, singer, and actress who appeared in many Hollywood and race films in the 1940s. Because of her striking resemblance to Lena Horne, Millie was chosen to be a stand-in for Lena in Cabin in the Sky. Millie also performed in Duke Ellington's stage production of "Jump for Joy," a sensational musical that included many at the time would be legends performers like Dorothy Dandridge and Herb Jeffries.

Known For

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Stormy Weather

Up Jumped the Devil

Lucky Ghost

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

One Big Mistake

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

All Movies (7)

• Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats1947
• Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
• Stormy Weather1943 · as Dancer (uncredited)
• Lucky Ghost1942 · as First Waitress
• Up Jumped the Devil1941
• Mr. Smith Goes Ghost1940
• One Big Mistake1940